Sadio Mane, the 2022 African Footballer of the Year, is presently having a great time with Bayern Munich after helping the Germain giants qualify for the UEFA Champions League knockout round.
Even though Sadio Mane has been in the news nearly every week, the talk surrounding him right now has less to do with his work for Bayern Munich and more to do with a statue that has been erected in his honour.
Mane became popular online after a Senegalese artist created and erected a statue of him in the player’s hometown of Bambali.
While some people applaud the artist for making the effort to memorialise their nation’s football legend, others feel that the statue does not accurately capture Mane’s appearance.
The footballer wearing the Senegalese national team shirt performing one of his signature celebrations when he scores is depicted on the Sadio Mane statue.
The following are some of the responses to the image of the Sadio Mane statue:
